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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/12/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that support them. that support them.
- Thank you all for your support of this bill.
- I think uh we uh support of this bill.
- So, I I again appreciate your bill and I'll be supporting it.
- </c> I'll be supporting it. I'll be supporting it.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in full support of this Senate Bill 719.
- I am here to testify in support of SB 719.
- AARP Texas is pleased to support.
- Cliff Porter in support of Senate Bill 2458.
- Thank you and support SB 2119.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:06.280><c> for</c> of background on federal support for of background on federal support for
- I just want to emphasize that these services do not just support the state but support local election
- do not just support the state but<00:07:07.759><c> support</c><00:07:08.360><c> local</c><00:07:08.840
- </c> support of this bill election support support of this bill election support and<00:45:56.559><c>
- <00:47:42.559><c> of</c><00:47:42.720><c> this</c> support of this support of this Bill<00:47:45.520>
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the support services grant program. the support services grant program.
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- Um, makes to support the amendment.
- </c> Pinto's work on this too I I supported Pinto's work on this too I I supported this<00:43:13.680>
Bills:
HF3732
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/15/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> amendment and do support it. amendment and do support it.
- </c> and we either support support it or not. and we either support support it or not.
- </c> reimbursements or other support systems. reimbursements or other support systems.
- I So, I do support the Lowry amendment.
- </c><00:44:30.520><c> the</c> I would urge members not to support the I would urge members not to support
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 063 Mar 18th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:28:53.360><c> and</c><00:28:53.600><c> empowering</c> global support and empowering global support
- And two, uh, it out in full support.
- </c><00:40:39.440><c> new</c> other resources necessary to support new other resources necessary to support
- </c> guess uh probably May or June, support guess uh probably May or June, support your<00:43:48.240>
- </c> support on. support on. >> Representative<01:38:29.119><c> Kelty.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> mentioning a full ban without supports. mentioning a full ban without supports.
- </c> funding and supports in alternatives. funding and supports in alternatives.
- </c> uh timetable or a reasonable support uh timetable or a reasonable support look<01:01:51.520><c>
- </c> supports does that come into play? supports does that come into play?
- </c> of different um systems and supports of different um systems and supports that<01:09:13.520><c>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have any other in support witnesses?
- Do we have any other support witnesses?
- I ask for your support and I vote for ACR 173.
- Do we have any witnesses in support? Seeing none, any witnesses in support? Thank you, Madam Chair.
- In the latter, I definitely would have been able to support it. ...to support it.
Summary:
The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee began without quorum and initially heard several bills as a subcommittee. AB 277 by Assemblymember Alanis would require background checks for unlicensed employees providing behavioral health treatment; the author and CalABA said it would protect children and people with disabilities, and the bill drew no opposition. AB 1382 by Assemblymember Castillo would prohibit the sale of genetically modified animals altered for cosmetic purposes, while exempting glowfish after amendments; supporters framed it as an animal welfare and pet overpopulation measure, and there was no opposition after the amendments. ACR 173 by Assemblymember Carrillo would formalize a sister-state relationship between California and Jalisco, Mexico; the author emphasized cultural and economic ties and binational cooperation, though one senator objected to language referencing recent mass deportations and said he would abstain rather than support it as written.
After quorum was established, the committee took up consent items AB 2085, AB 1733, ACR 129, ACR 164, and ACR 166, which passed 6-0. AB 277 was then approved 6-0 and sent to the Senate Public Safety Committee. AB 1382 passed 6-0 and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. ACR 173 was adopted 4-0, and the committee granted reconsideration so the author could potentially address the concern raised about the immigration-related language.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee Jun 24th, 2025
Aging and Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- Collectively I'm elated to be supports and cares very much for.
- Hello, Carol Schwartzlander, California Commission on Aging in support.
- Calling community supports. Unfortunately we are opposed to SB 433.
- He's to support SB 582.
- Carol Swartzlander California Commission on Aging in support.
Committee:
House Aging and Long-Term Care
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to testify in strong support for Substitute Senate Bill 6054.
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify in strong support of Substitute Senate Bill 5938.
- a homeowner assistance fund to support homeowners facing foreclosure.
- I respectfully urge your support of this bill. Thank you. Well, thank you.
- I respectfully urge your support. Thank you. Thank you very much. And Seth?
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on two housing-related bills. Senate Bill 6054 would prohibit common interest communities, including HOAs and condominiums, from banning fire-hardened building materials that meet health and safety standards, while still allowing reasonable rules on design, placement, and appearance. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help homeowners reduce wildfire risk without forcing any resident to make changes, and staff explained that it would apply retroactively to conflicting governing documents. Testimony was generally supportive, including from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the Washington State Community Associations Institute, and HOA United, though the American Wood Council asked for narrower definitions so wood products could still qualify under other standards.
Senate Bill 5938 would revise the $80 foreclosure prevention fee created last session. Staff said the bill expands exemptions to include reverse mortgages for borrowers age 60 and older, chattel loans and retail installment contracts for dwellings secured as personal property, and limits duplicate charges in certain state-supported homeownership programs. It also removes the option to pay the fee from borrower cash at closing, allows financing through loan proceeds, clarifies disclosure and Commerce’s rulemaking authority, and directs Commerce and the Housing Finance Commission to study creating a state homeowner assistance fund by July 1, 2027. The sponsor and supporters said the changes would stabilize foreclosure prevention funding, prevent multiple charges on the same transaction, and help homeowners stay in their homes.
Testimony on SB 5938 was strongly supportive from the Washington Homeownership Resource Center, the Washington Build Back Black Alliance, HOA United, and the Northwest Justice Project, with speakers emphasizing foreclosure prevention, housing stability, and the need for assistance for seniors, first-time buyers, and HOA homeowners. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced that the committee would likely take executive action on the bills early the next week and asked members to submit amendments by the stated deadlines.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Regular Session Aug 20th, 2026 at 03:47 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a support bill.
- I ask for your support. Thank you.
- Senator Hurtado, you are recognized on this support bill.
- Senator Hurtado, you are recognized on this support bill.
- No opposition, support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 25 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Those in support will rise.
- Our eyes in support of HB 5264, specifically in support of the provisions which respond to the tax code
- So I would urge every member of this body to support Amendment 43 when a vote is taken.
- I rise today in support of Amendment 43.
- The clerk will display the tally. 25 supporting the amendment, 128 in the negative.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a resignation letter from Rep. Fana Howard of Lowell, effective March 17, 2026, as she transitioned to the Senate. The chamber then took up several procedural orders, including multiple unanimous or voice-vote suspensions of rules and concurrence with Senate petitions, such as referrals on housing and student transportation matters, and a suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petition involving children served by DCF.
The main substantive item was House No. 5264, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $1.8 billion. Members discussed its use of Fair Share surtax surplus funds for transportation and education, including major support for the MBTA, special education circuit breaker costs, early education and child care, snow and ice costs, regional transit authorities, and other deficiencies such as GIC and sheriff costs. Members also explained the bill’s tax conformity provisions responding to recent federal tax changes, with debate over whether to delay conformity to limit state revenue exposure. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the bill and then passed it to be engrossed by roll call vote, 150-3.
The House also adopted a resolution commending the Admetek Foundation on Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. Several local bills were advanced, including a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee, a bill waiving the minimum age requirement for a Boston police officer, a Nantucket charter bill, a Stoneham public safety bill, and a Malden special police officers bill, the last of which was amended before being engrossed. The chamber also considered Amendment 43 to redistribute $100 million of Fair Share revenue more evenly to municipalities for roads and education; supporters argued the current distribution favored statewide priorities over local aid, while opponents said the formula would not adequately address rural road needs. That amendment was rejected 128-25. The House then recessed several times, observed moments of silence for local public servants, welcomed visiting youth sports teams, and finally ordered adjournment to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to toughen penalties for impersonating police 4/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so MPPOA supports this bill, the Chiefs Association supports this bill, the sheriffs support this
- 56.280><c> the</c><00:12:56.400><c> Chiefs</c> MPPOA supports this bill, the Chiefs MPPOA supports this
- > bill,</c><00:12:58.000><c> the</c> Association supports this bill, the Association supports this bill
- </c> officer in the country would support officer in the country would support this<00:13:02.320><c>
- </c><00:15:06.040><c> today</c> that I am supporting today that I am supporting today but<00:15:07.560
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This time we're looking at the Division of Indirect Support Services.
- Indirect support services provides policy direction, administrative leadership, and management support
- This time we're looking at the division of indirect support services.
- And indirect support services provides policy direction, administrative leadership, and management support
- Add $106,900 to support Idaho Orchestrating Nuclear.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and took up several Department of Health and Welfare and related budget items. On the Commission on Aging, a motion to restore $129,900 in ongoing general funds for senior nutrition failed, but a revised motion to restore the same amount as one-time general funds passed. The committee then approved the Division of Welfare budget items tied to federal and state changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and House Bill 345, including SNAP administrative cost adjustments, Medicaid expansion work requirements, and Medicaid eligibility system changes.
For Indirect Support Services, the committee approved a budget that included a fund-source change for the background check unit, replacement items, IT modernization and consolidation, and the fiscal impact of Senate Bill 1314. It also approved a separate motion to exempt several Health and Welfare divisions from transfer limitations, but only for Youth Safety and Permanency and Licensing and Certification after a substitute motion narrowed the original request. The committee then approved a $60,000 general fund restoration for the Domestic Violence Council within Independent Councils, with a senator disclosing a potential conflict of interest for the record.
The committee next adopted revised language for the Idaho Child Care Program Capacity Grant in the Early Learning and Development budget after extensive discussion about clarifying eligibility, investigations, and provider definitions; the motion passed despite concerns from the department and some members that the language remained unclear and policy-heavy. Finally, the committee approved consolidation of the Office of Species, Minerals and Energy Coordination, combining the former species conservation and energy/mineral offices and funding personnel, fisheries projects, and one-time energy resiliency grants. The meeting ended with adjournment to the call of the chair, and no further meeting was scheduled for the next morning except one House Appropriations item at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of kindness, support, and determination.
- of kindness, support, and determination.
- Members, I rise in support of ACR 147.
- I also rise in support of ACR 147.
- I was not intending to stand up but I'm rising in support of HR 89.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and brief procedural business, including approval of the prior day’s journal, suspension of certain rules for guest introductions, and moving AB 568 to the inactive file. The chamber then recognized several visiting groups, including a fourth-grade class from Marigold Elementary School, representatives of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and its Royal Court, and students from the University of California Students Association on lobby day.
The main floor actions centered on two resolutions. ACR 147 by Assembly Member Lackey designated March 9, 2026 as California Special Olympics Day. Members from both parties spoke in strong support, sharing personal connections to Special Olympics and praising its impact on athletes, families, and volunteers. The resolution received 70 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote. H.R. 89 by Assembly Member Patterson declared March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Speakers emphasized rising colorectal cancer rates among younger adults, the importance of screening, and new testing options including blood tests. The resolution also received 70 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
After the resolutions, Assembly Member Rodriguez offered an adjournment in memory of Bob Yuloa of Chino, a Navy veteran and longtime community servant. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee and floor session dates and adjourned until Thursday, March 12 at 9 a.m.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I ask you to support the experts at the DOR and support closing this loophole and restoring the original
- Please support this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
- Well, we are in full support of this bill.
- Please support the bill.
- Well, we are in full support of this bill.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held its last scheduled public hearing of the year on March 9, 2026, taking testimony on House Bill 2487, Substitute House Bill 2689, and Engrossed House Bill 2681. For HB 2487, staff and the Department of Revenue explained that the bill would narrow a B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses after a 2024 Supreme Court decision, make several related changes including annuity and assigned risk plan exemptions, adjust the advanced computing surcharge threshold for certain affiliated groups, and allow a penalties-and-interest waiver with a repayment plan. DOR supported the bill as clarifying the original intent and preventing double taxation, while insurers and health plan groups opposed it, arguing it would create higher costs, retroactive tax liability, and uncertainty; consumer and policy groups testified in support, saying it closes a loophole and restores the intended tax structure. Committee members questioned the retroactivity, the number of affected businesses, and the fiscal estimates, and the chair reminded members that amendment requests were due by noon for the next day’s executive session.
For Substitute HB 2689, staff described changes to the Working Connections Child Care program that would keep income eligibility at 60% of state median income, reduce future rate-setting from the 85th to the 75th percentile, block enhanced rates for certain cross-region providers, cancel the planned move to enrollment-based prospective payments, revise attendance-based reimbursement to a full month for absences of 10 days or fewer and half-month for longer absences, and require a 65% market survey response rate for validity. The fiscal note projected substantial savings, offset by implementation and staffing costs. SEIU 925 and Head Start representatives supported the simpler House approach to attendance billing but raised concerns about the new survey threshold and the risk of increased audits and provider burden; they also noted an amendment under discussion to address the 2026 survey issue. Committee questions focused on how a full month is defined under the attendance rules.
For HB 2681, staff said the bill would raise annual issuance and renewal fees for cannabis producer, processor, and retail licenses by $400, generating about $866,000 per year for the dedicated cannabis account with minimal administrative cost. No one signed up to testify, and the chair closed the hearing without a vote on any of the bills. The chair also thanked committee staff for their work and reiterated that amendments for the heard bills were due by noon that day.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We absolutely want to show support for our graduate Students.
- I'm leaning towards I'm going to support this bill.
- I'm in full support.
- So I really support this bill. I support this program. Let us get it fine-tuned at UNM.
- I support this. I understand How important this is.
Committee:
Senate Senate Education
Keywords:
graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll take public comment in support now. Support. Do we have any witnesses in support of the bill?
- I know we've had it before us and most of us here supported it.
- I'll be supporting this, monitoring as it goes through the process.
- to support wildfire survivors going forward.
- to support wildfire survivors going forward.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications heard two bills. SB 742 by Senator Perez would require investor-owned utilities to inventory and remove permanently abandoned transmission lines, update wildfire mitigation planning, and participate in emergency operations centers. The bill was presented as a response to the Eaton Fire and other wildfire risks tied to decommissioned lines. Supporters, including TURN and a wildfire survivor coalition, argued the bill closes a major safety gap and could prevent future disasters. Committee members raised questions about cost, implementation, and CPUC oversight, but generally supported the measure as a safety and affordability step. The bill was amended and passed out of committee 12-0 to Senate Appropriations.
SB 327 by Senator McNerney would prohibit investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation or expansion and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility accounting records. Supporters said ratepayer money should not be used for political lobbying and that the bill would improve accountability and protect consumers from inappropriate charges. Utility representatives opposed the bill as written, saying some costs were not recovered from ratepayers, the language needed clarification, and the measure could blur regulatory and advocacy roles or create due process issues, though they said they were open to amendments. The committee discussed affordability, utility profits, and the need for clearer statutory language. SB 327 was amended and passed 10-3 to Senate Appropriations.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WE HAVE TRAVIS MOORE, WAIVING IN SUPPORT. DIANA FERGUSON, WAIVING IN SUPPORT.
- BARNEY BISHOP WAIVING IN SUPPORT. KATE McFALL, WAIVING IN SUPPORT. MEMBERS, DEBATE ON THE BILL.
- AND NANCY STEWART WAIVING IN SUPPORT, FLORIDA POULTRY FEDERATION.
- SO I CAN'T SUPPORT IT TODAY IN ITS CURRENT FORM, THANK YOU MR.
- AT THIS MOMENT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BILL FOR RIGHT NOW.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I stand in support of Senator Friendly's amendment. I could swear I just heard you say support.
- You were in support? I am in support. Very good.
- You were in support? I am in support. Very good. All right.
- All those in support please signify with an aye. I was opposed with an A.
- It isn't just supporting law enforcement. That's hardly it.